Design Buy Build Issue 20 2016 | Page 26

FEATURE TEESIDE UNIVERSITY STARS ALIGN FOR TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY AS ORION BUILDING IS COMPLETED TEESSIDE University’s £30 million campus redevelopment continues as the latest in a series of designs completed by Nottingham-based CPMG architects is completed. T he Middlesbrough Campus’ Orion building has been transformed into a £6 million, threestorey, glass fronted centre for state-of-the-art science and engineering studies. The building has been equipped with the latest industry-standard equipment to provide an immersive learning experience. The new facilities include a i ht sim ati n a rat r et engine testing room and process control facility. 26 Nick Gregory, director at CPMG said: “The brief set by the university outlined a need to transform the Orion building, creating a modern extension suitable for the integration of state-of-the-art laboratories, e i e teachin spaces and student learning spaces, exhibition zones and laboratory viewing areas. “Also crucial to the university’s plans was the creation of a clear route through to the existing heart of the